Monthly Tonnage Report
Cuyahoga River
1998 Navigation Season
(net tons)

Month of October

Commodity October
1998		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)		 October
1997		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)
Iron Ore 621,363 29 932,387 41
Limestone 701,221 38 607,342 42
Cement 125,642 16 73,661 11
Salt, Liquid Bulk, Sand 225,013 17 101,730 6
Totals 1,673,239 100 1,715,120 100

Season To Date - 1998

Commodity Season to Date
1998		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)		 Season to Date
1997		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)
Iron Ore 6,031,659 286 6,686,665 313
Limestone 4,839,016 311 4,551,582 303
Cement 777,553 98 624,214 67
Salt, Liquid Bulk, Sand, Grain 1,133,420 107 635,455 67
Totals 12,781,648 802 12,497,916 767

Notes:

  1. The 1998 season-to-date total has been amended to reflect additional salt and liquid bulk cargos delivered and shipped in July and August.
  2. This report covers cargo moving on the main branch of the Cuyahoga, the Old River Bed, and iron ore received at Cleveland Bulk Terminal.
  3. As a general rule, lakers to not deliver dry-bulk cargos to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority docks.
  4. The dry-bulk cargos are reported on a navigation season basis.
  5. As a few tankers operate yearround, liquid-bulk cargos are reported on a calendar-year basis.
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